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H.R. 515

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 515, the Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Sara Jacobs (D) with 52 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 515 has 52 co-sponsors.

hb515/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 515 IH: Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 515  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 16, 2025   Ms. Jacobs  (for herself and  Mr. Sorensen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act  .
2.
Nondiscrimination with respect to service in the Armed Forces
(a)
In general
 Chapter 37  of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 651  the following new section:
651a.
Members: prohibition of gender discrimination
(a)
Standards for eligibility for service
Any qualifications established or applied for eligibility for service in an Armed Force shall take into account only the ability of an individual to meet occupational standards for military service generally and the military occupational specialty concerned in particular, and may not include any criteria relating to the race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics (including intersex traits)) of an individual.
(b)
Equality of treatment and opportunity in service
Any personnel policy developed or implemented by the Secretary concerned with respect to members of the Armed Forces shall ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the Armed Forces, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics (including intersex traits)).
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 651 the following new item:
651a. Members: prohibition of gender discrimination.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025

hb515/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/16/2025)

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

This bill addresses the standards for eligibility for service in the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill provides that any qualifications established or applied relating to eligibility for service in any of the Armed Forces must not include any criteria relating to the race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics) of an individual.

Additionally, any personnel policy developed or implemented by a military department with respect to members of the Armed Forces must ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics).

Sponsors

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D) sponsors H.R. 515, and 52 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 515 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 515 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 16, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 515 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 515 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act — Display Title
  • Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 515 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Health Issues, Housing, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID STACY114
JENNIFER BAILEY114
MATTHEW ROSE114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 second_quarter$223.7K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 fourth_quarter$216.2K4th Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 first_quarter$174.3K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 third_quarter$155.6K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 515 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 515’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr515/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 515 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Military personnel and dependents to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

hr515/subjects.txt
Military personnel and dependentsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 515, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)][House][Pages H222-H223]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACOBS:H.R. 515.[[Page H223]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com